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Looking across a high flowing Willamette River towards downtown Portland.
February 3, 1997
[35MM Print Film]
This is what I imagine that summer so long ago might have felt like.
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Portland State University's Web site says:
The Simon Benson House, a landmark in PSU's South Park blocks, may look like it has been there for years. However, this beautiful, century-old, Queen-Anne style home was moved in January 2000 from 11th and Clay to its current location and lovingly restored. It is now the home of the PSU Alumni Association.
History
In 1900, Simon Benson, a successful logger and civic philanthropist, built a grand Queen-Anne style house on the corner of SW 11th and Clay downtown. The interior of the house featured rich detail and decoration, and each room was paneled in a different kind of wood. The Simon Benson House had remained there for nearly 100 years. Once on the national historic register, the home fell into near disrepair and was condemned by the City of Portland in 1991.
With financial support from more than 1,000 individuals and business and spearheaded by the Friends of Simon Benson House, the House was moved to its new location on the Portland State University campus January 16, 2000. The renovation took nearly a year, with P & C Construction supervising and some 30 subcontractors participating. SERA Architects of Portland donated their services for the renovation project.
I haven't uploaded any photos for ages:-( When I attempted to resubscribe my pro account somebody tried to 'piggyback' to my card which resulted in rather unpleasant experience of having my bank account blocked off. Well... as you can imagine it put me off a little.
The exterior of the original Portland station, opened in October 1865 as the terminus of the Weymouth & Portland Railway. Naturally built from Portland Stone the building is seen here in 1969, shortly before its demolition to make way for a roundabout. When the line was extended to Easton on the top of the Island under the auspices of the Easton & Church Hope Railway in 1902, trains to and from Easton had to reverse in-and-out from the original terminus station here, until a new 'through' station was opened on the Easton line on 7th May 1905. The original Portland station then served as a goods depot, until total closure of the line in April 1965.
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This is another mega HDR Panorama image and the processing of this version is very similar to the previous ones, except for the following one key difference!
In my quest to find the best HDR software that produces a natural looking tone mapping, I downloaded a trial version of HDR Expose3 last night. I processed a couple of images so far and the results are as advertised. This software produced very sharp and natural looking images so far. I was very impressed with its de-ghosting abilities. It also produced clean edges without any halos. The software interface is intuitive and simple enough that I was able to pick it up rather quickly. I plan on doing some more processing in the next few days to see if the results continue to be good.
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Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway, Alna, Maine. This two-foot gauge line is built on the right-of-way of the original WW&F and runs from Sheepscot Station over three miles of track (with more opening in August 2022). The star attraction is 0-4-4T No. 9, built by the Portland Company in 1891 for the Sandy River, and later used by the WW&F until its abandonment in the 1930s. The railroad is an incredible time machine into the past. You won't find radios - all moves are done with whistle signals and hand signs.